Phi-Fic Chapter 243 Surroundings
Chapter 243 Surroundings
The Right Protector stepped out of the main hall, his black cloak billowing like smoke, constantly emitting wisps of demonic energy.
"Gather some men and head to the border. We'll go and meet those immortal disciples."
The two demon soldiers behind them immediately perked up and became eager to try. "Yes!"
“Guardian, one of my demon soldiers has developed a peculiar poison. One dose can instantly knock dozens of people to the ground, their eyes turning bloodshot and causing them unbearable pain.”
"Bring that demon soldier with you."
"Yes!"
The Right Protector snorted coldly.
It's been so long since I've killed anyone, I've gotten rusty.
With that person in charge of the Xuanyuan Sect, killing these disciples would cause some trouble.
But they've already ventured into their demon realm, and the demon realm isn't going to let them get away with this!
It's only right that they teach them a lesson!
They have no choice but to choose the path to hell, instead of the path to heaven.
......
That night, Yun Ci went to bed early.
Outside, the blood moon hung high in the sky, and the occasional hissing of demonic bats and the sounds of patrolling disciples could be heard.
Yun Ci couldn't help but pull the blanket tighter around her and close her eyes.
The small kerosene lamp on the window and the breathing of the other three people in the room gave Yun Ci a sense of security.
Yun Ci wrapped herself in the blanket and slowly fell asleep.
*
“Yun Ci, Yun Ci.”
When Yun Ci heard someone calling him, he turned over and prepared to continue sleeping.
The sound continued, and Yun Ci finally opened her eyes. Her watery eyes were filled with a hint of confusion and grievance as she looked at the person in front of her.
The two disciples from Lingzhi Peak caught their breath.
No one told them that Yun Ci woke up like this.
It looks so soft and fluffy, you just want to hug it in your arms.
"Ahem, Yun Ci, we're going out on a mission."
Did Yun Ci not get enough sleep?
It seems so, what should we do?
It's alright, Yun Ci is already up.
Upon hearing that it was a task, Yun Ci immediately got up, quickly dressed, folded the bedding, brushed her teeth, and wiped her face with a wet towel.
Yun Ci finished packing as quickly as possible, and looking at the three people standing motionless in the room, she urged them on.
"Let's hurry and rejoin the team, or we'll be punished."
"Ah, oh, okay, the line is downstairs."
The three of them immediately followed, walking beside Yun Ci.
*
Yun Ci and the others arrived outside the palace.
A Golden Core stage senior brother standing next to Yun Ci waved to him, "Yun Ci, over here!"
"Everyone has been waiting for a long time."
Yun Ci and the other three ran over under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
“Yun Ci is on our team.”
"Wow!"
"You said I was injured, so did Yun Ci treat me?"
"Not necessarily, there are other people with wood elemental roots in the team."
"Alright... but this time all the people who came are inner disciples, and they are all very powerful."
"Yes, it's best not to get hurt here. Be careful."
Whispers could be heard from the group.
Yun Ci counted, and their team had a total of twenty-five people.
These twenty-odd people were led by three senior brothers at the Golden Core stage to a specific location in previous years to carry out a mission.
Aside from the senior brothers who have reached the Golden Core stage, the lowest cultivation level here is the fifth level of Qi Refining, and even the highest level, Yun Ci, cannot see through it.
Yun Ci guessed that the cultivation levels of the team should vary.
This is the most convenient and safest way.
Everyone arrived, and the team set off for the mission location.
Yun Ci followed the group and remembered that she hadn't eaten breakfast yet, so she took out a rice ball, intending to have a quick and easy breakfast.
Some people in the queue were eating roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), flatbread with vegetables, or steamed buns and mantou (steamed bread).
Those who were close to Yun Ci noticed the rice ball in her hand, and they knew that this was another new food.
A few sharp-eyed people noticed that the food was wrapped in seaweed.
Anyone who has bought a snack gift pack has eaten seaweed, and everyone is curious about what the food wrapped in seaweed tastes like.
I immediately wanted to ask Yunci to buy one.
However, with demonic energy surrounding them and unknown dangers lurking everywhere, everyone knew the timing was wrong and held back.
The further you go, the denser the demonic energy becomes.
Yun Ci smelled the stench of decay and blood in the air. She was already full from just one rice ball, but now she couldn't eat anymore.
Fortunately, there are no trees obstructing the view in this area.
Otherwise, it will only be more dangerous.
Every now and then, they would slap away the charging Demon-Toothed Bats.
After walking for a while, Yun Ci suddenly discovered that there were houses ahead.
"Is anyone still living here?" Yun Ci couldn't help but ask, puzzled.
The others also looked at the Golden Core stage senior brother next to them, waiting for an answer.
Looking at the house over there, Lu Yi said, "The people living there aren't human, they're demons."
Upon hearing this, everyone was greatly alarmed. Lu Yi continued, "The people living here are all from the Demon Realm. They are all low-level demons who cannot cultivate, that is, demons on the edge of the Demon Realm."
Upon hearing this, everyone gradually relaxed.
But knowing that Shanghai was a treacherous and cunning place, everyone remained vigilant, always keeping their weapons at hand.
Yun Ci glanced at the houses again before looking away.
A gasp suddenly rang out from the crowd.
"The Spirit-Clearing Flower! It's the Spirit-Clearing Flower!"
Only then did everyone notice that the ground not far away was flashing with countless blue lights.
It's just that everyone's attention was on the house, and since there was no sun in this place, only a blood-red sun, and there was fog in the air, everyone didn't see it at first.
"It really is the Spirit-Dispelling Flower. It is said that as long as you eat one Spirit-Dispelling Flower, you can dispel illusions of level one to three. The effect is even more remarkable when it is refined into a pill."
Several disciples from the Refining Peak in the crowd immediately rushed over to pick them.
"and many more!"
The three Golden Core stage senior brothers standing nearby loudly stopped them, stepped forward, and led the disciples behind them.
They stopped about ten steps away from the Spirit-Clearing Flower.
Lu Yi picked up a stick from the ground and threw it over.
Then everyone saw the land, which had been calm just moments before, begin to rustle.
Countless vines were moving on the ground, like snakes crawling.
A black vine wrapped around a wooden stick and dragged it somewhere unknown.
The wooden stick disappeared in an instant.
Several inner disciples of the Alchemy Peak were immediately shaken, but in an instant, a few of the more powerful cultivators in the crowd stepped forward.
"Watch me burn all these vines!"
"No, that will burn the Spirit-Cleansing Flower."
“I cut them all down with my spirit sword.”
"Do not--"
A male cultivator at the second level of Foundation Establishment had already charged forward with his sword.
Where the sword flashed, the vines were split in two.
Yun Ci, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Fighting with a sword is so cool! I wonder if he'll start using a sword in the future.
But good swords aren't easy to find, are they? It's said that some swords even choose their own masters...
More and more vines were cut off, but immediately, new vines grew directly from the cut places.
There were two more, even more than before.
Seemingly threatened, several black vines rushed towards the group.
Three Golden Core stage senior brothers immediately stepped in front to block the attack, shouting, "Back off!"
Everyone quickly stepped back.
The vines seemed unable to reach it, waving in the air for a while before slowly retracting.